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My dear friends! As I am a romantic person, I think the conversation about love is always in time and is always endless. We all are eager to feel it, it makes our lives full of sense, it inspires us although it hurts and makes us lose our heads. But it gives us desire, hope and much more. There has been written and said so much about love I have nothing to add. That is why I'd like to talk about it with the help of music. I will do it like this. I will post five great songs about love with lyrics. They all are American Country songs. All songs and singers are very, very famous. And I will ask you to choose the song you like best and to explain why. It will be great if you compare the song you have chosen with the others. As they are songs, the main criterium is their sound, i.e, music and singing. So, let's start.

1, Kenny Rogers "I will always love you".

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I saw you tonight
in the room where love had started once before
and we open up the skies
with your loving eyes
you take me back where you belong in my heart

But I still remain
and I will never change


I will always love you
I will always take your part
and all the years of losing you 
and then being close to you again
the very chance that I could take your heart
your hand in mine one more time

and the days that lie ahead
they all go wrong
but tonight my love
there's no question in my mind where we shoud be
and it's clear that you're alone and I'm alone
and all the fools have gone
you open up so tears can fall from your eyes

Be there sunshine or rain
and I will never change

I will always love you
I will always take your part
and all the years of losing you and then
making love to you again
the very chance that I could take your heart
your hand in mine for all time

Now my dream will come true
if you love me (me) 

I will always love you
I will always take your part
and all the years of losing you and then
making love to you again
the very chance that I could take your heart
your hand in mine

I will always love you
I will always take your part
and all the years of losing you and then
making love to you again
the very chance that I could take your heart
your hand in mine.

2. Kenny Chesney " You had me from "hello"".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dChnfK4T4OA

One word, that's all was said,
Something in your voice called me, caused me to turn my head.
Your smile just captured me, you were in my future as far as I could see.
And I don't know how it happened, but it happens still.
You ask me if I love you, if I always will

Well, you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow the moment I looked into your eyes,
You won me, it was over from the start.
You completely stole my heart, and now you won't let go.
I never even had a chance you know?
You had me from "Hello"

Inside I built a wall so high around my heart, I thought I'd never fall.
One touch, you brought it down
Bricks of my defenses scattered on the ground
And I swore to me that I wasn't going to love again
The last time was the last time I'd let someone in

Well, you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow the moment I looked into your eyes,
You won me, it was over from the start.
You completely stole my heart, and now you won't let go.
I never even had a chance you know?
You had me from "Hello"

That's all you said 
Something in your voice calls me, caused me to turn my head
You had me from "Hello"
You had me from "Hello"
Girl, I've loved you from "Hello".

3. George Strait "I cross my heart"

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Our love is unconditional, we knew it from the start.
I see it in your eyes, you can feel it from my heart.
From here on after let's stay the way we are right now,
And share all the love and laughter that a lifetime will allow.

[Chorus:]
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.

You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete,
And as long as there's a breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet.
As we look into the future, it's as far as we can see,
So let's make each tomorrow be the best that it can be.

[Chorus]

And if along the way we find a day it starts to storm,
You've got the promise of my love to keep you warm.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine,
A love as true as mine.

4. Randy Travis "Forever and ever".

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You may think that I'm talking foolish
You've heard that I'm wild and I'm free
You may wonder how I can promise you now
This love, that I feel for you, always will be

You're not just time that I'm killing
I'm no longer one of those guys
As sure as I live this love that I give
Is gonna be yours until the day that I die – oh, baby

I'm gonna love you forever, forever and ever, amen
As long as old men sit and talk about the weather
As long as old women sit and talk about old men

If you wonder how long I'll be faithful
I'll be happy to tell you again
I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, amen

They say that time takes it's toll on a body
Makes the young girls brown hair turn grey
But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out, well, I'd love you anyway

They say that time can play tricks on a memory,
make people forget things they knew.
well, it's easy to see it's happening to me
I've already forgotten every woman but you – oh, darling

I'm gonna love you forever, forever and ever, amen
As long as old men sit and talk about the weather
As long as old women sit and talk about old men

If you wonder how long I'll be faithful
well, just listen to how this song ends
I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, amen
I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, forever and ever, forever and ever, amen

5. Dwight Yoakam "The back of your hand"

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When you give it up for gone
but you're still digging in the mind
and you're staring out the window
saying everything will be just fine
keeping with whole affair
every word seems out of line
no matter what angle you get
its polished till it shines

(chorus)

take a guess at where I stand
pick a number one to two
take a look at the back of your hand
just like you know it
you know me too

and when you say who the hell am I living with
what just went down
where did this come from
why are all my colors faded brown
when did it change
what’s with the rage
who’s the dude with the extra role
what’s the verse, the line, the chapter, the page

(chorus)

take a guess at where I stand
pick a number one to two
take a look at the back of your hand
just like you know it
you know me too

you think you're alone without any place left to go
like you need one of those kisses long and slow
first glance is not what it seems
but there's some things I just know
like you take two sugars with a splash of cream

you take a guess at where I stand
oh pick a number one to two
then take a look
back of your hand
just like you know it
you know me too
yeah like you know it
you know me too
just like you know it
you know me too.

If you like to know more about these singers, you can  learn it from Tanya's and my discussions in this group:

http://www.myenglishclub.com/group/sing-a-song

So, have a pleasant writing challenge but, please, make your stories short as we both work now.